Martin L. Gore

Martin L. Gore utilizes the TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion pedal, as confirmed by its listing on TC Electronic's website among the gear he uses.

Martin has a MacBook Pro in this image.

In a user-uploaded photo on Towleroad, Martin L. Gore is shown using the Cavagnolo Exagone Monophonic Synthesizer.

His is black, two pickup tremolo version. Used probably in studio only. Can be seen 1:05 into the video

Probably only used in the studio. Video 1:09

He used it live in song Heaven during the Delta tour and in this Letterman performance. However he used his trusty green Gretch/Knight G6118 Anniversary in the Studio sessions video.

In MusicRadar's interview with Depeche Mode's techs on the Delta Machines tour it was revealed that ""Sample wise we're using Native Instruments Kontakt and Massive a lot too. We're also using a lot of GMedia ImpOSCar and Synthogy Ivory for pianos too. There are some sounds you can't get with the synths, so we use the samples for those, but there's a lot we can do and we try to use the synths as much as possible. Stripped is a good example of that. The big lead sound is Massive and ImpOSCar all layered up to create that main riff sound." Martin is strictly using software when he puts his guitars down for older material, he has a Roland Edirol controller as well as an Access Virus both commanding Muse Receptors with various plugins loaded.

Recently Depeche Mode swept through Copenhagen on their 2017 World Tour and T-Rex jumped at the opportunity to meet up with Jez Webb, Martin Gore’s guitar tech, to take a sneak peek at how they use our pedals to produce the amazing sound they are known for. By coupling the T-Rex Octavius and Bass Juice analog pedals with the more modern Kemper and Rivera amps they produced an intoxicatingly fat, warm sound. It was particularly exciting to check-out how they were utilizing the FuelTank Power Supplies such as, Classic, Chameleon and Junior based on the amount of juice they need.

Recently Depeche Mode swept through Copenhagen on their 2017 World Tour and T-Rex jumped at the opportunity to meet up with Jez Webb, Martin Gore’s guitar tech, to take a sneak peek at how they use our pedals to produce the amazing sound they are known for.

Recently Depeche Mode swept through Copenhagen on their 2017 World Tour and T-Rex jumped at the opportunity to meet up with Jez Webb, Martin Gore’s guitar tech, to take a sneak peek at how they use our pedals to produce the amazing sound they are known for.

Throughout the entirety of the attached video, Martin can be seen using the PPG Wave 2.

This is a different guitar from all the others he uses, and pretty much the only songs he uses it for are "Dream On" and "Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys".

According to this live performance of "Jezebel" in Barcelona, this appears to be the guitar he uses in that song.

According to this live performance of "In Chains" in Barcelona, this is the guitar that Martin uses. It is also used on "A Question Of Time" during the Delta Machine Tour in Berlin.

Martin uses this guitar in "Where's The Revolution".

Sold on Reverb.com in 2019 for charity.

This Roland TR727 Latin Drum Machine is from the private collection of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode.

SN: 562494. Undeniably cool. No power supply.

All items in The Official Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity from Martin Gore.

Sold on Reverb.com in 2019 for charity.

This Roland TR707 Drum Machine is from the private collection of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode.

Built with a detailed Matrix display, MIDI in/out, DIN syn capability and individual drum tone outputs, the Roland TR-707 Rhythm Composer is an overlooked gem of a drum machine. Frequently said to capture many of the snare, bass, and hi-hat sounds of its more expensive brother, the TR-909, the TR-707 encapsulates the quintessence of '80s drum programming without crushing your wallet.

Used by artists ranging from Phil Collins to Aphex Twin, this drum machine could be the next sleeper hit for your electronic setup.

SN: 506100. I can't believe I'm holding this right now. Pretty clean 707 all things considered. No power supply.

All items in The Official Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity from Martin Gore.

Sold on Reverb.com in 2019 for charity.

This Dacs FREQue II Rack Mount is from the private collection of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode

SN: 09100701. Super cool rackmount modulation device. IEC included.

All items in The Official Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity from Martin Gore.

Sold on Reverb.com in 2019 for charity.

This Alesis Andromeda A6 is from the private collection of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode

SN: (21)A10806045701016. Mild signs of physical wear. Functions as it should. Includes IEC cable. Signed by Martin Gore on the bottom.

All items in The Official Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity from Martin Gore.

Sold on Reverb.com in 2019 for charity.

This Oberheim Matrix 1000 is from the private collection of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode.

The Oberheim Matrix 1000 is the same architecture of the Oberheim Matrix 6 in a single space rack unit featuring 1000 Matrix Synth patches. Like the Matrix 6 and 6R, it features 6 voices of polyphony, 2 DCO's per voice, a low pass filter, 2 VCA's, 3 ADSRS and 2 LFOS. While it does have the same powerful sound engine as the Matrix 6, it can only be edited via an external MIDI editor and is largely seen as a preset driven Matrix 6 in a small space.

SN: L9A0247. This has seen some love. Bent rack ears. Panel has warped and buttons are recessed but still function. Signed by Martin Gore. Incredible.

All items in The Official Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity from Martin Gore.

Sold on Reverb.com in 2019 for charity.

This Arturia Mini Brute is from the private collection of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode

The Arturia Minibrute is a full featured analog monosynth in a compact package, featuring 3 oscillator types which can be mixed for a huge variety of sounds. Each type includes an additional form of adjustable processing as well.

The saw wave gets a widening Ultrasaw circuit, the square wave can utilize Pulse Width Modulation, and the triangle wave can be run through the unique Metallizer circuit. Featuring MIDI and CV I/O in addition to it's 25 key semi-weighted keyboard, audio and USB connections, the Minibrute also excels as an interface between computers and vintage or modular synths.

SN: 1312196000968. Clean mini brute. With power supply. Signed by Martin Gore.

All items in The Official Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity from Martin Gore.

Sold on Reverb.com in 2019 for charity.

This Moog DFAM Drummer From Another Mother Analog Synthesizer is from the private collection of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode.

An analog percussion instrument from the originators at Moog. Huge range of analog sounds, from smooth and booming to metallic chaos. A built-in sequencer allows for easy, hands-on rhythmic building, and the Eurorack patch panel opens up the Moog DFAM to an enormous range of synthesis potential.

SN: 10296. New in box and donated by Moog for Martin. Martin is extremely gracious for Moog's generosity.

All items in The Official Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and include a signed and embossed Certificate of Authenticity from Martin Gore.

Martin uses this guitar while performing "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve" on Letterman

From Musician magazine, October 1993 issue:

"Depeche Mode keeps things simple onstage: no amplifiers. Every sound, from keyboards to guitar to drums, runs through the P.A. system: a Brittania Pow Flashlight System. Dave Gahan and the backup singers use Samson Synth radio microphones with EU 757 capsules. Martin Gore plays a Roland A-50 and Alan Wilder plays an Akai MX1000, each controlling two Emulator Emax II samplers: Andrew Fletcher has another pair of Emaxes. Each pair is hooked up in parallel, so that if one were to malfunction, the other is ready. But 'I don't remember an instance when we had to go to a spare,' says Wob Roberts, the keyboard technician. Samples come from strange and sundry sources, including old analog equipment. The piano onstage is a Korg 01/W Pro X transplanted into a grand-piano body. For down-stage keyboards, Fletcher and Wilder use Philip Reese MIDI line drivers. A MicroLynx sends SMPTE time code to the video and film setups. Away from the keyboards, Gore plays either a Gretsch Country Gentleman or a copy of a Gretsch Anniversary guitar, strung with Gibson strings, from .010 to .046 gauge. Dick Knight copied Gore's original Gretsch for stage use, using Gretsch parts but adding more wood in the body to cut down feedback. The guitars run through a MESA/Boogie Tri-Axis preamp and a Zoom 9002 effects processor, with a Sennheiser UHF transmitter. Wilder's drums are mostly Yamahas: a 22" bass drum and 12", 13", 14" and 16" tom-toms. He uses Noble and Cooley piccolo and 7" snare drums and Zildjian K cymbals: a 22" ride, an 18" China, 16" and 18" crashes, a 6" splash and 13" hi-hats. And don't forget the tapes: two Sony 3324s, one of them a spare. Of the 24 tracks, Depeche Mode uses only 14, because many of the songs were dubbed from a 16-track Tascam that used 12 tracks for sound and four for sync. 'As soon as anyone sees the size of the machines, they think the whole show is on tape,' says Roberts. 'But it's just bass and drum parts and a couple of sequences. This band does not mime.'"

From the GuitarPlayer article "Depeche Mode's Martin Gore," Gore says, "I also got quite a few Maestro pedals—a PS-1 Phase Shifter, an MPS-1 Mini- Phase, and an FZ-1A Fuzz-Tone—as well as Ross compression and distortion pedals that I used a lot, too."

From the GuitarPlayer article "Depeche Mode's Martin Gore," engineer/ programmer Luke Smith says, "On “Corrupt,” Gore got a digitized buzzsaw- type sound by plugging the Gretsch Bo Diddley into an Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synthesizer, a wah, and a Divided By13 LDW 17/39 combo. “I controlled the wah with my hands while Martin played the riff,” Smith recalls. “This enabled us to get a nice, slow curve on the effect."

Martin L. Gore uses a MojoMojo Overdrive pedal, according to this page of TC Electronic's website.

In the YouTube video by Skating Dog Production, featuring Depeche Mode's Delta Machine Tour, Martin L. Gore is shown using the Rocktron Patchmate Loop 8 MIDI Channel & Loop Switcher as part of the tour's instrument setup.

The back of an ADAM Audio A5 can be seen in this picture.

The guitar can be seen 0:58 into this video